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Simple markdown note-taking bash script using Vim to Dropbox via command line
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README.md

Simple Note-taking from command line

What it does:

  • Notes will appear in with ISO date prefix in directory
  • Running the command multiple times a day will re-open that days notes
  • Assumes you have a Dropbox account (or some directory) at the path below
  • Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10

Implementation:

  • Put this somewhere you can excute with a single command, e.g. ~/bin
  • [Optional] Remove the .sh then you can just type notes
  • Don't forget to chmod +x the file
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notes.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
NOTES_PATH=~/Dropbox/notes
DATENOW=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
vim $NOTES_PATH/$DATENOW.notes.md
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